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title: "Liverpool City Region Business Growth Programme: Halton - Procurement and Tender Readiness"
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# Liverpool City Region Business Growth Programme: Halton - Procurement and Tender Readiness

Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ccc3420-355b-4fb7-876a-60585a8f9b95

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## Summary

The Halton Borough Council has recently completed the procurement process for the "Liverpool City Region Business Growth Programme: Halton - Procurement and Tender Readiness." This initiative falls under the services category, specifically focused on procurement consultancy services. The programme, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, aims to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs in the North West region of England. The tender period ended on 25th March 2019 and, following the award on 1st May 2019, the contract remains active until 31st March 2022. The total value of the contract is £17,500 and the procurement used an open procedure method.

This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for SMEs, particularly those offering business support services and consultancy. The programme is specifically designed to assist small businesses that may be hesitant to engage with existing providers due to cost concerns or a lack of understanding of the available resources. Businesses that can effectively deliver no-cost business support services and have experience working within funding frameworks will be well-positioned to compete for future opportunities under this programme.

## Notice

The Business Growth Programme extends the current Liverpool City Region Integrated Business Support project through securing further European Regional Development Funding under Priority Axis 3: Enhancing the Competitiveness of SME's'. The Business Growth Programme will continue to provide a range of no-cost business support services designed to build both the capacity and confidence within those SME's reluctant to engage with existing business support providers for either lack of knowledge or understanding or simply because they are reluctant to pay for, or do not perceive the value of, existing commercial provision. To express your interest in this opportunity and access the RFQ documentation please visit www.the-chest.org.uk and search for Project ID DN397248. Questions relating to this document must be submitted via the Chest messaging facility only and telephone calls will not be answered during the live process. It is important to note that this Business Growth Programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and, therefore, the supplier will be required to complete and submit a range of monitoring and output forms specified by the both the European Union and UK government.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09091020-e5f2-4521-b326-852568e11958 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 May 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,500 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HALTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2019 at 13:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09091020-e5f2-4521-b326-852568e11958
- 7 Mar 2019 at 17:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ec8868a-2ef3-440e-974c-6e6986e63b83

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09091020-e5f2-4521-b326-852568e11958
  4th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ec8868a-2ef3-440e-974c-6e6986e63b83
  7th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.the-chest.org.uk

## Provenance

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